HMS Sparrow (1828)

HMS Sparrow was a 10-gun Bramble-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was broken up in August 1860.

Description
Sparrow had a length at the gundeck of 70 ft and 52 ft at the keel. She had a beam of 24 ft, a draught of about 10 ft and a depth of hold of 11 ft. The ship's tonnage was 163 $13⁄94$ tons burthen. The Bramble class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 12-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 50 officers and ratings.

Construction and career
Sparrow, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 20 March 1819, laid down in October 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 28 June 1828. She was commissioned on 18 July and based at Portsmouth Dockyard.